After having the hype from a four-fight win streak -- which
included his famous October 2008 knockout of Kevin “Kimbo
Slice” Ferguson -- halted by back-to-back losses inside the
UFC, Petruzelli was in need of a solid win. The 31-year-old
Floridian got just that before a partisan crowd at UCF Arena in
Orlando, Fla., as he used quick and heavy hands to pound Mewborn to
a technical knockout at 3:06 of the opening round.

The win was Petruzelli’s 12th career finish, raising his overall
mark to 13-6. Of his six losses, four have come inside the Octagon,
where Petruzelli has never had his hand raised.

Originally scheduled to feature 47-year-old Ken Shamrock
against French veteran Antony Rea,
the WEF 46 co-main event was reshuffled just days before the show
when Shamrock withdrew due to staph infection. Ohioan Rob Wince took
Shamrock’s place in the light heavyweight tilt, but had little to
offer Rea, succumbing to knees and punches at 1:40 of the second
frame.

Gracie, who was released from the UFC in February 2010 following
the first loss of his career, slipped on an early high kick and
found himself ensnared in a Bice guillotine attempt. However,
Gracie used the opportunity to trip Bice to the floor and set up a
modified arm-triangle, eliciting the tap just 65 seconds into the
first round without ever extracting his head from the
guillotine.

The bouts which flanked Gracie’s return did not go off quite so
smoothly.

The evening’s main event, a featherweight title bout between
Brazilian Felipe
“Sertanejo” Arantes and “The Ultimate Figher 12” contestant
Andy
Main, ended without a winner. Late in the opening round, an
Arantes knee found its way to his grounded opponent’s head,
rendering Main unable to continue. The borderline foul was deemed
accidental, but nonetheless illegal, by referee Kevin Mulhall and
the bout was ruled a no contest at 4:38, leaving the 145-pound
title still vacant. Arantes and Main are expected to rematch at a
future UCC event.

Earlier in the evening, New Jerseyan Sean
Santella and Brazilian expat Sidemar
Honorio scrapped for the UCC bantamweight belt. After a closely
contested three-round affair which saw both men score on the feet
and the floor, hometown favorite Santella was awarded the split
decision and the championship belt. Disgusted with the verdict,
Honorio reportedly took to the mic and addressed the crowd, stating
that he did not expect to win a close decision against an American
on US soil.

The strangeness of UCC 4 actually began at Thursday’s weigh-ins,
when New Yorker Eric Henry
tipped the scale at 178 pounds for his welterweight bout with New
Jersey’s Mike
Medrano. According to the New Jersey State Athletic Control
Board, Medrano exercised his option to decline the fight and
collect his “show” purse due to the overage, while Henry was issued
a 120-day suspension for failing to make weight.